Growth Metrics

American Water Works Company (AWK) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026)

American Water Works Company recorded quarterly Equity Ratio of 0.31 in Q1 2026, up 2.36% quarter-over-quarter from 0.31 in Q4 2025, and down 1.49% year-over-year from 0.32 in Q1 2025.

American Water Works Company's Equity Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.31 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Equity Ratio fell 1.49% year-over-year to 0.31; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.31 (down 1.49% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.31, down 2.84% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio came in at 0.31 for Q1 2026 at American Water Works Company, up from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Equity Ratio ranged from a high of 0.34 in Q1 2023 to a low of 0.28 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.31 and a median of 0.31 in 2025 frame the typical range for Equity Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Equity Ratio grew 16.8% in 2023 and slipped 4.62% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Water Works Company's Equity Ratio stood at 0.28 in 2022, then gained by 16.8% to 0.32 in 2023, then decreased by 2.67% to 0.31 in 2024, then decreased by 2.84% to 0.31 in 2025, then advanced by 2.36% to 0.31 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Equity Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.31, 0.31, and 0.31 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn 0.31
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn -
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 0.35
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn 0.39
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn 0.29
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 0.34
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 0.36
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn 0.88
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn 0.35
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn 0.29

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.31
Dec 31, 2025 0.31
Sep 30, 2025 0.31
Jun 30, 2025 0.31
Mar 31, 2025 0.32
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Sep 30, 2024 0.33
Jun 30, 2024 0.33
Mar 31, 2024 0.32
Dec 31, 2023 0.32
Sep 30, 2023 0.33
Jun 30, 2023 0.33
Mar 31, 2023 0.34
Dec 31, 2022 0.28
Sep 30, 2022 0.29
Jun 30, 2022 0.28
Mar 31, 2022 0.29
Dec 31, 2021 0.28
Sep 30, 2021 0.27
Jun 30, 2021 0.27
Mar 31, 2021 0.27
Dec 31, 2020 0.26
Sep 30, 2020 0.27
Jun 30, 2020 0.26
Mar 31, 2020 0.27
Dec 31, 2019 0.27
Sep 30, 2019 0.28
Jun 30, 2019 0.28
Mar 31, 2019 0.28
Dec 31, 2018 0.28
Sep 30, 2018 0.28
Jun 30, 2018 0.28
Mar 31, 2018 0.28
Dec 31, 2017 0.28
Sep 30, 2017 0.29
Jun 30, 2017 0.28
Mar 31, 2017 0.28
Dec 31, 2016 0.28
Sep 30, 2016 0.29
Jun 30, 2016 0.29
Mar 31, 2016 0.29
Dec 31, 2015 0.29
Sep 30, 2015 0.30
Jun 30, 2015 0.30
Mar 31, 2015 0.31
Dec 31, 2014 0.31
Sep 30, 2014 0.31
Jun 30, 2014 0.32
Mar 31, 2014 0.31
Dec 31, 2013 0.31
Sep 30, 2013 0.30
Jun 30, 2013 0.30
Mar 31, 2013 0.31
Dec 31, 2012 0.30
Sep 30, 2012 0.30
Jun 30, 2012 0.30
Mar 31, 2012 0.30
Dec 31, 2011 0.29
Sep 30, 2011 0.29
Jun 30, 2011 0.29
Mar 31, 2011 0.29
Dec 31, 2010 0.29
Sep 30, 2010 0.30
Jun 30, 2010 0.29
Dec 31, 2009 0.30